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Read More »We put Trump in office. Now his trade war is smothering us.
Fielding her dream: Teacher cultivates family business
Two years ago, Carrie Buppert Frasure returned to the fields and greenhouses of her family’s business, Buppert’s Doran’s Chance Farm in Marriottsville. There, they raise and sell flowers, fruits and vegetables. Frasure’s husband, Jesse, is the part-time beekeeper, and their ...
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Read More »Farmers’ income forecast to drop
Net income for U.S. farmers is expected to fall by nearly 32 percent this year because of low crop prices and increasing expenses, placing many farmers in an unprofitable situation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released estimates on Tuesday that ...
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Read More »Howard County officials to discuss future of farming
Howard County officials will be talking about the future of farming in the county.
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Read More »Good week for chicken farmers; bad week for employees of Angelos’ firm
Chicken farmers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore received a little boost this week after Gov.-elect Larry Hogan said his first fight upon arriving in Annapolis would be to oppose fertilizer regulations. However, it’s been a bad week for some employees of The Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos
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Read More »Hogan vows to fight fertilizer regulations
Gov.-elect Larry Hogan is vowing to fight fertilizer regulations that critics say would hurt farmers.
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Read More »Residents, farmers squabble over chicken farm
A proposal to build a large-scale chicken farm has ruffled the feathers of residents in an Eastern Shore community.
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Read More »USDA details new risk-based farm payment programs
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says farmers can begin signing up for new safety net programs next week established in the 2014 farm bill that replace the much-criticized direct payments with government payouts based on risks farmers face.
Read More »Perdue removes antibiotics from chicken hatcheries
Perdue Farms Inc., the third-largest U.S. chicken producer, removed antibiotics from its hatcheries as part of a 12-year plan to reduce the use of the drugs.
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Read More »From farm to hospital
Locally grown foods will be served in the cafeterias of 13 Maryland hospitals next week for the statewide 2014 Buy Local Challenge (BLC).
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